Hopefully everyone had a great time yesterday with their loved ones. For me, the 2019 Rewind continues on with Part 5 of 7. THE THEME: Look, we're five parts deep into this. You probably know what's up by now, and if you don't, you can look at Part 1 for the explanation. Unlike the previous parts, there is no connective thread between the themes I'm revisiting today. Enjoy a collection of comics that's as arbitrary as it gets. THE COMICS: ![]() DRIFTING NET CAFÉ (CHAPTER 1) Publisher: Futabasha Publishers Writer: Shuzo Oshimi Artist: Shuzo Oshimi - Koichi Toki is living a pretty stable life. Good job, loving wife, baby on the way.... seems like a dream for a lot of people. He, however, doesn't feel too satisfied with his life, and reminisces about his first love. One fateful night, however, his spontaneous trip to an Internet café leads to a chance encounter with the woman he thought he'd never see again. Disclaimer: this book leans heavily on sexual themes. - Five Comics theme: Manga Monday - FREE on Comixology ![]() FATHOM (VOL. 4) #0 Publisher: Aspen Comics Writer: Scott Lobdell Artist: Alex Konat - Here's yet another Fathom zero issue. It sets the stage for Vol. 4 by going to a bizarre place, putting the protagonist Aspen Matthews in the custody of mysterious individuals running a laboratory. The immediate mystery is exciting enough, but the ending of this issue is what intrigues me the most. - Five Comics theme: Unfathomable - FREE on Comixology ![]() RIVERDALE SEASON 3 (FCBD 2019) Publisher: Archie Comics Writer Micol Ostow Artist: Thomas Pitilli - This comic is set in the CW show of the same name (which I have not watched). The story has the gang deal with picture day, and somehow, something so innocuous goes awry. As someone who's read a bunch of classic Archie stuff, the characterizations of the characters feel... off to me (especially Jughead). Is this what the show is like? I'm not sure I want to watch it, in that case. - Five Comics theme: As Seen on TV - FREE on Comixology ![]() SOULFIRE (VOL. 3) #0 Publisher: Aspen Comics Writer: J. T. Krul Artist: Jay Fabok - Not the most eventful zero issue, but this hints at another dark force threatening the forces of magic Soulfire's protagonists have fought so hard to restore. Speaking of the protagonists, they aren't in this one, but I didn't find this troublesome, as one of Soulfire's best aspects is showing the magical elements in play in other, seemingly disconnected locations on Earth. - Five Comics theme: Of Magic and Monsters - FREE on Comixology ![]() SPIDER-GEDDON #4 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Christos Gage Artists: Jorge Molina, Carlo Barberi, Jay Leisten, José Marzan Jr. - Solus, leader of the vicious Inheritors, is alive once more, and that means the Spider-people are in grave danger. Everyone's trying to figure out a solution, but some of the less... heroic Spiders have plans of their own. Features a nod to the Spider-Man from the Japanese TV show, which is the greatest thing ever. - Five Comics theme: Spidey and Friends - Comixology link Since there really isn't a theme-for-the-themes in this one, I want to use today's postscript to talk about Five Comics itself. I do a lot of planning for Five Comics posts. I go through my entire library, brainstorm some possible themes (which takes longer than it seems given how many comics I have to look through), and I even go as far as to schedule them for specific weeks. Hell, coming up with theme names that aren't (completely) dumb takes more time than I care to admit. I have these plans all written down, but it's still kind of tricky to put together one post, because a lot of things can change (I could get new comics that fit a theme better, I think of a more interesting theme last minute and shuffle books around, and other silly non-problems). The 2019 Rewind is perhaps the most effort I've put into Five Comics so far. It seems easy on the surface, because all I have to do is look at themes I've already done and just do it one more time. But in order to do that, I had to chronicle every theme I've done so far, and find a comic in my still-sizeable backlog that fit one of those themes. Again, this seems easy, but I have a bunch of themes planned out for future weeks, and I had to balance between using material for this mini-series and saving comics for their own themes. It's a lot of trouble for a silly blog series, but I love doing it, and I hope someone out there does, too. PANEL OF THE DAY: - end -
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